Wurst

noun
sausage
A2

Wurst (die) means 'sausage' or 'cold cut.' It denotes various types of processed meat. Plural is Würste (note umlaut), gender feminine. Declines regularly otherwise (die Wurst, die Würste; Dativ plural den Würsten). Not to be confused with colloquial adjective 'wurst' meaning 'I don't care'.

Examples

Ich esse gerne Wurst.
I like to eat sausage.
Die Wurst schmeckt sehr gut zum Abendbrot.
The sausage tastes great with our evening meal.
Der Verkäufer packte die Wurst in Papier, nachdem der Kunde sie bezahlt hatte.
The seller wrapped the sausage in paper after the customer had paid for it.

Details

PluralWürste

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Wurstdie Würste
genitiveder Wurstder Würste
dativeder Wurstden Würsten
accusativedie Wurstdie Würste

Mnemonics

👁️Imagine a long sausage on a wooden board with a label 'Wurst'
👂sounds like 'worst' (but think sausage)
⚧️die Wurst — think 'die' has an 'i' like 'i' in 'Wurst' (feminine)

Notes

Common in grocery and food contexts. Plural 'Würste'.

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